Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-04
COIN ED.

Jay Gould is not so much of numismatist, but he has the finest collection of coins in the country.-Life.
 Queer-is it not?-that base ball should depend very much upon the pitcher and cricket upon the bowl.-BostCn Commercial Bulletin.
 An old lady says that nobody ever heard of casus belli in old times, when people used to behave themselves, come in early at night and live on plain victuals.-Boston Globe.
 Another phase of prohibition-English traveller (troubled with insomnia )-''Can you give me London Punchl" Indignant pro- prietress (with vehemence) )-"No, sir; we don't keep liquors of no sort here. life.
 Small man (furiously)-s'Who struck my friendT' Large man (contemptuously)-'I did; what of its" Small man (timidly) s'Nn' nothing! but (struck with bright idea) didn't you hit him daisy paste?"-Harvard Lampoon.
 Nebraska has college with a million dol lar endowment, twelve professors and two hundred students, but it languishes. The trouble is that it has no distinctive yell. A college without 8 yell is a poor affair.-Phil- adelphia Call.
 A little Charlotte avenue boy did not want to go to Sunday school. His mother said ''Why, Johnny, don't you want to hear about heaven and the beautiful streets of gold?' Johnny thought moment and then said very decidedly: "Nol I dess don't. If I hears bout it I won't be 'sprised when go."- Detroit Tribune.
 Omaha Man-Well, like all the rest of us, you married an angel, of course! Young Husband She is not an angel in one re- spect, but she is in another. "Found that out, eh?' "Yes; angels don't wear $50 bon nets. She does.' 70, but she is an angel I in one respect, you thinks" 'Yes; angels can't cook. Neither can she."-Omaha World.
 "Where have you been all day?" asked I Mr. Fret. ''Down town" replied his wife. ''Gossip and tattle, I reckon" ''No sir; financial and politics; I've been reducing the surplus.'' 'sYou don't know anything about it. snarled the old man, ''you're just like 1 any woman when she talks politics; you've been increasing the deficit, that's what you've been doing"
 Little trip. JAW, yaa. Thought hadn t seen you lately, you know. Wheah hawve you beeneo fBoston.n "Like ita" "Well, 1 some, ye know. But it is so beastly cold. Wondah what makes it so beastiy cold up l theaha' "Cawn't say, unless it's because | theah's so many Boston gihls up theah, don't l you now."-Pittsburg Dispatch. l A little boy was reading in the Bible about a woman who married seven brothers. 'fOh, mammal' he exclaimed, "did she marry l them all at oncea" 'sNo, darling," replied his mother; ''she married one and when he l died she married another. What would you | think, Bobby, if I should marry seven broth ers}" s'It's hard to tell, mamma. It might
 be because you owed lem grudge, and then it might be because you were fond of attend l ing; but I guess it's just because you have a
 hankering that way."-Newman Independ- | ent.
 4 baby sister has lately come to Boston household The children, hearing that the l baby was to be called after friend of the
 family whom they have always heard ad
 dressed as Miss Agnes, gave the title to the
 baby.
 "What is the name of your baby sistsrs'
 asked lady on the street car.
 "Her name is Miss Agnes," said Jack,
 gravely.
 s'And how old is shel' the lady went on.
 s'Oh, she isn't any old she is all new.
 Don't you know about babiesr'-Harper's
 Young People.